Gardaí in Co Louth are investigating the death of a 37-year-old man during an altercation near Dundalk last night.

A male pedestrian has died after he was struck by a car in Carrick-on-Shannon, Co Leitrim, last night.

An inquest into the loyalist murder of a Co Louth man almost 30 years ago has heard that the only evidence retained by Gardaí was one of three bullets found at the scene.

Five people have been killed in road collisions around the country since yesterday morning.

SECURITY companies and banks have been given four months to clean up their act or have tough standards imposed on them.

THE white van used in the robbery of around €2.5m from a security van on Wednesday has been discovered north of Dundalk.

REPUBLICANS connected to the IRA have blamed disaffected members of the British security forces and loyalist paramilitaries for the Belfast bank raid.

Gardaí in Co Louth are investigating an apparent attempt to set fire to the garda station in Dromad today.

CUSTOM officers have claimed another success in their crackdown on counterfeit goods following the seizure of €300,000 worth of fake designer clothes.

Gardai in Co Louth have seized a quantity of illegal cigarettes and CDs during a raid on a warehouse near Dromad, close to the Armagh border.

AA Roadwatch report that the N1 has been reopened north of Dundalk following a major crash involving a truck this morning.

The N1 remains blocked north of Dundalk between Newry and Dundalk at Dromad due to a jacknifed truck.

Road chaos is hampering thousands of motorists across the nation as snowstorms and blizzards intensify.

Another member of the gardai has been injured at a foot and mouth checkpoint on the border.